Anne Genetet, the new Minister of National Education led by Gabriel Attal, is warmly welcomed by the teachers’ unions. His profile – very light – at a political and technical level does not claim in his favor. An appointment like this in an environment so sensitive to symbols shows, once again, the extent to which Emmanuel Macron’s policy has been inconsistent in matters of education.
The Ministry of National Education never gave the idea of being managed in every way as it was during the two presidents of Emmanuel Macron. How do you regularly fail your pastor? It’s simple: in an environment so sensitive to republican symbols, it is enough to gather inconsistent options, even if it means putting a problem on the minister we chose even before the official move. Take old rectors (Blanquer, Belloubet) then neophytes on educational matters (Attal, Genetet). A woman from a business background who sent all her children to private education (Oudéa-Castéra) who was then a rector with a socialist image who defends public education (Belloubet). A minister who presents himself as a protector of privacy (Blanquer) is then accused of weakening him (Pap Ndiaye). In short, just play sculling.
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What a strange choice this time, the choice of Anne Genetet, pushed by Gabriel Attal’s camp. At the age of 61, the new Minister of National Education, who is like a second knife, is a Macronist deputy who is not very active in the Senate, specializing in defense matters (she is part of the defense committee) and regularly talks about people’s taxes abroad (she represents them). The only originality is a positive position on social issues since she wrote a tribe in the media that favors the ” PMA for all ».
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Hard to find a weaker symbol to include the public school: if this daughter of a senior soldier worked for several years as a doctor in a PMI center (mother and child protection) at the beginning of her career , she became a specialist in a short time. medical journalism and communication before following her husband’s business manager to Singapore between 2005 and 2017. There she created a training structure for domestic workers. She gave courses – for a fee – in cooking and medical care, especially to Filipino domestic workers who came to work for tourists. In terms of education, she only knew the French high school in Singapore, where she had her four children. Annual admission fee: $5,000 to $10,000. The teachers’ unions did not fail to ridicule this choice, which ” contempt for workers, the School and democracy “. And to iron out the cooking recipes that the MP changed on expatriate Facebook groups.
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Certainly, she is not the first Minister of Education who did not come from a teaching background. Gilles de Robien, Luc Chatel or Najat Vallaud-Belkacem also had no experience in this area. But either they had serious political weight within their own parties, or they already had ministerial duties. This is not the case for Anne Genetet. It must still be recognized that she is under strong control from those close to Gabriel Attal. His communications adviser and chief of staff come from Matignon.
During her meeting with Nicole Belloubet on Monday September 23, she said she wanted ” act in succession “. She will definitely protect the ” shock of knowledge » requested by Gabriel Attal and partially lit by Nicole Belloubet to the great displeasure of the latter. In addition to the level groups renamed ” need groups », which was implemented this fall in part of the 6th and 5th grade classes, many of Gabriel Attal’s promises are still unfinished. The new programs for primary school have been suspended for a year, as well as the reform of the teachers’ competition, presented as an attractive lever because it is planned to move this competition from bac+5 to bac+3. As for the promise of a more demanding college certificate, it was also denied.
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But the essential thing is not there, in reality. More than ever, the arrangements will be played between the Élysée, Matignon and Bercy, much more than at the Ministry of National Education. The letter budget ceilings are already known. For National Education, the government plans to increase from 64.4 to 64.5 billion euros next year. On the surface, it is stability. In reality, the payout increases as a result of higher-level advances or promotions. So this is a reduction. ” This roof would require a special budget strict, especially when we know how often the old age technical movement (GVT). », Nicole Belloubet confirmed at the beginning of the school year, saying that the National Education budget should have “” at least be protected “. It seems that Michel Barnier will not take this path.
Especially since the Auditor General of the Treasury has views on the economy. The demographics of school children have halved since 2017 while education spending has increased, they recently said in a report. The 2023-2027 public finance programming law now partially anticipates this decline. However, for Bercy, it is possible to eliminate 11,000 additional teacher positions despite the trust of National Education, which refers to the risk of “very strong reactions”.
2024-09-23 17:30:13
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